A winter day at a Polish castle, half owned by a fatalistic notary and half by a volcanic old soldier’s niece. The old soldier, Cupbearer, and the notary are sworn enemies, which may doom the love between the niece, Klara, and the notary’s son, Waclaw. On this day, the tongue-tied Cupbearer asks a braggart courtier, Papkin, to sue on his behalf for the hand of the widow Hanna. Papkin succeeds and
Length 100 minutes
Roman Polanski | Janusz Gajos | Andrzej Seweryn | Katarzyna Figura | Daniel Olbrychski | Agata Buzek | Rafal Królikowski | Lech Dyblik | Cezary Żak | Jerzy Nowak | Tadeusz Wojtych | Henryk Gołębiewski | Jerzy Słonka | Magdalena Smalara | Grazyna Zielinska | Wiesław Łągiewka | Waldemar Czyszak | Małgorzata Jóźwiak | Jan Seweryn | Kazimierz Mazur | Michal Sieczkowski